Afghanistan vs Korea: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted
Afghanistan
1.35 modelled data
in 2025
Korea
1.41 modelled data
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
13th
Korea rank
11th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted over time
- Afghanistan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1.41 modelled data against 1.35 modelled data in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.06 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Korea ranks 11th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 modelled data | 0.696 modelled data | 0.5933 modelled data | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.33 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 0.2962 modelled data | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1.34 modelled data | 1.42 modelled data | 0.0801 modelled data | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted, Afghanistan or Korea?
- Korea, at 1.41 modelled data against 1.35 modelled data in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted between Afghanistan and Korea?
- 0.06 modelled data, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Korea rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Korea ranks 11th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release